Vamps & Demons

Watcher Council Report by Rupert Giles
It appears in light of the growing situation in Cleveland and the encounters with the American sub-cultural group known as 'hunters', it is necessary to clarify the differences in supernatural breeds that are now becoming prolific across the country.

Turok Han
All vampires start with the Turok-Han they diverged into numerous distinct group. It is from these primordial types that the later breeds evolved and are bound by territorial boundaries nor do they interact with others. While the most powerful of vampires, their lack of sophistication prevents their numbers from growing as they are limited in their hunting grounds and do not interact with the others breeds.

Sunnydale Breed
The Sunnydale breed of vampires originates from the line of Aurelius, beginning with the Master. These vampires have been quite prolific in their numbers due to the speed of their rising. They are however easily killed by staking, decapitation, holy water and silver. They appear to have highly capable defensive abilities upon emergence and possess tendency to fall in love with slayers (see Volume on Angelus).

Nomadic Breed
This breed of vampires can only be killed by decapitation and objects made of silver. They cannot be killed by wooden stake. They can also be poisoned by the blood of dead human beings. They rarely remain in one place and are extremely difficult to kill. They closely resemble the Turok-Han in their durability. This breed has survived by remaining concealed beneath the notice of the slayers and have almost been almost hunted into extinction. However, they now appear to be breeding prolifically.

Demons
As with vampires, demons are found in two manifestations.

Pure Breeds
These are demons that require a host body to possess in order to walk the Earth. It is believed that all pure breed demons are fallen angels that were cast down from Heaven by the Judeo-Christian Yahweh following Lucifer's rebellion. Azazel as well as the First Evil are most likely members of the Fallen. While extremely powerful, they require a host and can be sent back to Hell by means of an exorcism.

Hybrids
These are demons that have their own physical bodies. Biblical Lilith was the first wife of Adam. When she refused to bow down before Adam as his lesser, Lilith was forced out of Eden. Once away from the Garden, Lilith mated with the Fallen and produced the current hybrid demons that have flesh and blood forms. Eventually these demons became numerous and distinct races some scattering to other dimensional planes such as Pylea and establishing radically different cultures.